Virginy Islands

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Virginy Islands
Labyrinth on the South Island (Baer, ​​1844)
Labyrinth on the South Island (Baer, ​​1844)
Waters Gulf of Finland
Geographical location 59 ° 56 '57 "  N , 26 ° 51' 14"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 56 '57 "  N , 26 ° 51' 14"  E
Virginy Islands (Leningrad Oblast)
Virginy Islands
surface 4 ha
Residents uninhabited
Location in the Gulf of Finland
Location in the Gulf of Finland

The Virginy Islands (Russian: Острова Виргины ; Finnish: Viirit ; Swedish / German: Wier ) constitute a group of two small islands in the Gulf of Finland (Russian: Южный Виргин and Северный Виргин ; Finnish: Lansiviri and Idaviri ). They are located in Kingissepp Rajon in the Russian Oblast of Leningrad, around 12 km southwest of the island of Gogland . The area of ​​the islands is 0.04 km². On the northern of the two islands there is a 13 m high lighthouse. There is a stone labyrinth on the southern of the two islands . The islands belonged to Finland until 1944 .

cartography

Euro regional map Estonia 1: 300,000, RV-Verlag, 1st edition 1993/4, ISBN 3-575-11134-0